Empty homes: 24%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in Boudes, 4.5%. Still, half of the town’s residents are over 49.8, older than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. This Puy-de-Dôme town had 260 residents in 140 households at the 2023 census. Census figures put flats at 2.4% in the town.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Boudes
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 24 second homes and occasional dwellings in Boudes, 12% of its 210 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 49 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
49% of Boudes’ households are one person: higher than in 92% of compared French towns; 42% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Boudes had 272 residents at the 2012 census and 260 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 12% of its homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
−4% since 2012, a pace below 86% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought +6%; the six to 2023, −9%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Puy-de-Dôme town +4%.
In Boudes, 9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 81% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Boudes 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of one-person households than 92% of compared French towns: 49%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for couples with children is 21% in Boudes and 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 1.9 people share a household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €24,870 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €24,870 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
Boudes ranks below 90% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 23%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. On the census count, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.2% of residents are immigrants
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The figure for foreign nationals is 0.8% in Boudes and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 63% of compared French towns: 41% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Boudes comes in at 27%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 53% of compared French towns: 18%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of graduates of higher education stands at 30%. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 260 to 2,582 people, the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Boudes: 2 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudes | 49.8 | 23% | 12% | 1.2% |
| Issoire 15,115 · 6.6 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 2% | 4.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 7.4 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 7.4 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Vic-le-Comte 5,396 · 13.4 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 2.5% | 4% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 14.8 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Veyre-Monton 3,721 · 15.1 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 3.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Boudes
What is the population of Boudes?
260 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (272).
How old are Boudes’ residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Boudes?
24, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Boudes?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Boudes?
€24,870 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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